In order to be eligible for certification, the applicant must have at least eight (8) years of experience, consisting of at least five (5) years of field experience in system testing and balancing.

i) Graduation from an engineering school or college counts as four (4) years of experience. Each year of training after graduation, as a prospective TBE, counts as one (1) year of experience. Mechanical Engineering graduates must have completed four (4) years of engineering school, plus at least four (4) years of field experience working for a TAB firm, to be eligible for certification.

ii) Applicants without engineering degrees receive credit as follows: each year of engineering school completed will count as one (1) year of experience credit; for each year of practice in the field of air conditioning, the person shall be given one (1) year’s credit.